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Business Report July 2015

WESLEY COLLEGE WELCOMES NEW PRESIDENT

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THURSDAY

July 30

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For sponsorship information, call 302.504.1326

It’s true. Together, we’re building a town.

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CHAMBER LISTINGS Chamber

Phone

Key contact

Dues*

Members

Fax

Bethany-Fenwick Chamber of Commerce

539-2100

Kristie Maravalli

$211

800

539-9434

Delmar Chamber of Commerce

846-3336

Diane Johnson $75

67

846-3336

Georgetown Chamber of Commerce

856-1544

Karen Duffield

$150

460

856-1577

Laurel Chamber of Commerce

875-9319

Don Dykes

$130

130

280-6365

Lewes Chamber of Commerce

645-8073

Betsy Reamer

$210

432

645-8412

Milford Chamber of Commerce

422-3344

Jo Schmeiser

$165

310

422-7503

Millsboro Chamber of Commerce

934-6777

Amy Simmons

$150

260

934-6065

Milton Chamber of Commerce

684-1101

Lisa Sumstine

$150

120

684-1101

Rehoboth-Dewey Chamber of Commerce

227-2233

Carol Everhart

$210

1303

227-8351

Seaford Chamber of Commerce

629-9690

Lynn Brocato

$150

300

629-0281

Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce

734-7513

Judy Diogo

$250

1008

678-0189

Delaware State Chamber of Commerce

655-7221

Chuck James

$315

2000

654-0691

Delaware Small Business Chamber

482-2120

Bob Older

$295

170

Delmarva Black Chamber of Commerce

450-4501

Clay Hammond

* Annual membership cost based on businesses with fewer than 10 employees. For Delaware State and Central Delaware chambers membership cost figure is for 1-5 members.

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Be Confident

The more you know, the better off you are.

By learning more about your risk of heart disease, you can do something about it. It’s that simple.

Beebe Heart Health Profiler For more information about the FREE Heart Health Profiler visit www.beebehealthcare.org/ hearthealthprofiler

Start by taking Beebe Healthcare’s online Heart Health Profiler. It’s free, fast and painless. Armed with the results, you can contact your primary care physician or make an appointment to see one of our cardiologists.

Visit beebehealthcare.org to fill out the Heart Health Profiler.

Beebe Healthcare’s cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, vascular surgeons, physician assistants and nurses provide best practice care and procedures right here in Sussex County, Delaware.

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Cardiac & Vascular Services Lewes, Delaware • (302) 645-3300 beebehealthcare.org

inside July 2015

28 In at least one school, children are still learning the classics...

...and in another, students study aviation.

See page 20.

Features

30 - Business Directory

3 - Chamber Listings 6 - Personnel File 7 - Tourism 8 - Business Digest 10 - Health 26 - Business Licenses

July Theme Education 18 - Sussex Academy 19 - Communities in Schools 20- Delaware Technical and Community College

On the Cover New Wesley College President Robert E. Clark II meets with students on the new athletic field.

Correction- Last month’s story on the First State Military Academy had a misspelling of the chairman of the board’s name, Scott Kidner. The Business Report apologizes for this mistake.

22 - Jefferson School 23 - Polytech 24 - Delmarva Christian 25 - University of Delaware August Theme: Festivals & Events on Delmarva and Pets Contact Chris Redman at (302) 262-9137 or credman@mspublications.com.

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PERSONNEL FILE La Red welcomes new COO

La Red Health Center welcomes Rosa Rivera as its new Chief Operations Officer.

Rivera was previously employed at Henrietta Johnson Medical Center, a multi-site family health care center in Wilmington. She held a range of managerial positions during her 18 years at HJMC, including 10 years as chief executive officer. Rivera also worked for eight years as Delaware’s vice president of the Mid Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers.

A graduate of Wilmington University, Rivera earned her bachelor’s degree in business management and graduated cum laude.

A native of Puerto Rico, Rivera has lived in Wilmington for 32 years and plans to relocate in early September.

Hospice welcomes new staff

Delaware Hospice announces the addition of the following (Kent and Sussex) individuals to its staff.

• Angela Davis, Clayton, as a Certified Nurse Assistant. Davis received her degree from Delaware Technical Community College.

• Rev. Marjorie A. Egger, Millville, as a chaplain. Egger was awarded a master of divinity degree from Lancaster Theological Seminary, Pa. • Akiya Lewis, Milford, as a certified nurse assistant. Lewis received her degree from Polytech Adult Education.

• Kim Shaneybrook, Sussex County, as a registered nurse. Shaneybrook received her nursing degree from Villa Julie College, Md. • Megan E. Smith, Milford, as a registered nurse. Smith was awarded an associate degree in nursing studies from Delaware Technical Community College.

Nanticoke welcomes director

Nanticoke Health Services welcomes Julia Abel, as director of Nanticoke’s Cancer Care Services. Abel will manage operations that continue to provide lower Sussex County with quality cancer care. This includes planning for strategic Abel and operational needs, resource allocation, administrative duties, marketing, and staff leadership.

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istration from Saint Joseph’s College of Maine in Standish, Maine, and also possesses a master of healthcare administration. She has been involved with the care of cancer patients since 2001.

Abel comes to Nanticoke from the Reading Health System in West Reading, Pa., where she served as Cancer Services Program coordinator. Her professional memberships include the American College of Health Care Executives, the Association of Cancer Executives and the Association of Community Cancer Centers.

Fritz named VP of Lending

Sussex County Federal Credit Union has named Fran T. Fritz vice president of Lending. As a key member of the senior management team, Fritz has assumed responsibility for the overall credit quality and risk management Fritz of the credit union’s lending and asset recovery functions, including expansion of the commercial loan portfolio.

Fritz, who began her career almost 29 years ago, has held several leadership positions with both small and large financial institutions including U$X Federal Credit Union and Department of the Interior Federal Credit Union. She has a bachelor’s degree from Pennsylvania State University.

Simms, Snead earn ISA credential

Ryan Simms and Skylar Snead of Sussex Tree have earned their ISA (International Society of Arboriculture) Certified Arborist credential.

To earn this credential, you must have met all requirements to be eligible for the exam, which includes three or more years of full-time, eligible, practical work experience in arboriculture and/or a degree in the field of arboriculture, horticulture, landscape Simms architecture, or forestry from a regionally accredited educational institute.

Simms began working at Sussex Tree over seven years ago as a tree crew foreman.

From there he transitioned into lead plant health care technician.

He also assists in daily sales and customer relations in Sussex Tree’s plant health care department. He is also a certified Aborjet applicator, a Delaware certified Snead pesticide applicator and a maugnet applicator. He is in the process of completing the certified plant health care technician requirements from the Tree Care Industry Association.

Snead, a seasoned climber who joined Sussex Tree almost one year ago, has many years of tree care experience and is versed in advanced tree rigging procedures, including complicated crane rigging jobs. He is familiar with all facets of tree care safety protocols and helps assist the company with daily safety overviews.

Family owned and operated since 1987, Sussex Tree provides premium tree care to all of Sussex County and surrounding regions.

Belmore receives national honor

Lesslee Belmore, a certified trainer and weight loss coach from Milton, was honored by the International Sports Sciences Association for outstanding commitment to the fitness industry. She was among two coaches, from a pool of more than 200,000 professionals, to receive this honor. Belmore, 58, a certified trainer and specialist in lifestyle change and healthy weight loss for adults age 40-plus, also was featured in ISSA ads that appeared in a variety of national health and fitness magazines.

Belmore’s fitness journey started more than 10 years ago when a wellness coach taught her how to make good nutritional choices. Later, when a trainer taught her to lift weights, she was sold on staying fit and helping others do the same.

“I decided to go back to school midlife so that I could help others, especially women Belmore over 45, find their personal power through permanent lifestyle changes, healthy eating and effective exercise,” Belmore said.

TOURISM

Website will highlight field trip potential in Sussex

By Tina Coleman

Southern Delaware Tourism

You can’t throw a rock in Southern Delaware without hitting an educational opportunity. From Native American history to military history, from shipbuilding to railroads, it’s all here. Sprinkle in maritime history, pirates and shipwrecks, some aviation, fascinating local history, agricultural and industrial history, geology, marine sciences, wildlife studies including spring and fall migrations — well, really, the list is pretty much endless.

What we don’t have – yet – is a comprehensive resource providing one-stop shopping for educational opportunities for individuals and families wanting to include some education in their vacations, homeschooling families, and educational groups.

Soon that will change. Southern Delaware Tourism, in cooperation with a multitude of tourism partners, is in the process of compiling and creating a Field Trip Experience web page listing the learning experiences available here

Wine & Beer Fest to benefit Food Bank The 2015 Delaware Wine and Beer

Festival will feature Food Truck Challenge for Charity, with all of the proceeds benefiting the Food Bank of Delaware.

“We are accepting 12 food vendors this year,” said Cindy Small, executive director of Kent County Tourism, producers of the Delaware Wine and Beer Festival set for Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Delaware Agricultural Museum in Dover. “All of our food vendors, whether they are food trucks or food booths, will be included in the competition at no extra charge.”

Three trophies will be presented for Best Entrée, Best Dessert and Best Appearing Set-Up. To apply, contact Kent County Tourism at 302-734-4888 or email kctc@ visitdover.com.

New this year will be unlimited samples of nearly 100 varieties of handcrafted beers, wines and spirits from most Delaware breweries, wineries and distilleries, in addition to select regional wineries and breweries. Back will be the Sunday Brunch, a full catered brunch featuring wines and spirits.

This year’s festival will also include live music, 50+ artisans and artists selling jewelry, crafts and home décor. For details, visit www.DelawareWineandBeerFestival.com.

that is designed to encourage and assist visitors and educators with planning overnight educational field trips throughout Sussex County.

This resource, consisting of a directory and map of field trip destinations, will be hosted on the Southern Delaware Tourism website.

The goal of this initiative is to highlight the quality and variety of field trip destinations throughout Sussex County and to encourage overnight, mid-week and off-season explorations by homeschooling families and school age groups. We expect, and hope, it will also result in peak season vacationers exploring further afield than they might otherwise.

The market for this type of travel is huge.

Consider that more than two million U.S. children are currently being homeschooled (75 percent more now than in 1999) and that number is expected to grow exponentially over the next decade. Plus, it’s estimated that as many as 5 to 10 percent of children in military families are homeschooled too, likely because the average military family moves every three years. Factor in that Southern Delaware is located within a four-hour drive of 30 percent

of the U.S. population, and that adds up to large numbers of potential education-minded visitors and, by extension, really great numbers for local accommodations and businesses.

When the Southern Delaware Field Trip Experience web page goes live, Southern Delaware Tourism will begin promoting it to travel and education journalists and bloggers throughout the Mid-Atlantic and beyond. This endeavor will provide the theme for our next FAM (familiarization) tour for travel and education journalists and bloggers.

Additionally, we are hoping to work with accommodations partners to set up a passporttype arrangement whereby educational groups and homeschooling families who participate during specific dates can earn discounts on their hotel stays based on the number of field trip locations they visit.

Southern Delaware Tourism is grateful to the partners who are working with us to create this resource. If you know of an educational resource in Sussex County that we may not have contacted yet, please let us know attinac@visitsoutherndelaware.com .

JULY 2015 CALENDAR GEORGETOWN FARMERS’ MARKET –Every Wednesday! 3:00 PM-6:00 PM at 16 Mile Brewery-413 So. Bedford Street in Georgetown. Loads of local vendors! Breads & bakery items, meats, cheeses, veggies, fruits, flowers and more more!

July 1- 1st Wednesday- Chamber Economic Development Council Meeting-12 Noon-1 PM; Georgetown Wesleyan Church-Georgetown. Special Presenter: Georgetown Blueprint Communities. Lunch is served. All are welcome! Call 856-1544 for more information.

July 1- 1st Wednesday- Chamber Board of Directors’ Meeting Meeting-4 PM; New Chamber Office- 827 East Market St. in Georgetown. Call 856-1544 for more information July 8- 2nd Wednesday- Chamber Breakfast Meeting-7:45-8:45 AM; DEL TECH-Student Services Center, Executive Dining Room; $9 per person. Special Guest Presenter: TBA; RSVP by Tues. July 7th by calling 302-856-1544 or email karen@georgetowncoc.com. Stay afterwards for Del Tech’s 1 Million Cups presentation from 9 -10 am.

July 11- Georgetown Museum Tours-10AM-2PM; Six (6) Museums will be open for tours on the 2nd Saturday of July. In August & September, the tours will be held on the 1st Saturday. There is NO Admission charge. Call 8567391 for more information.

July 15- 3rd Wednesday-There will be NO Chamber Mixer- Mixer hosts are “on vacation,” to return in August! Call 302-856-1544 for more details.

July 22- 4th Wednesday- Chamber Luncheon- 12:00PM-1:00PM; CHEER Center on Sand Hill Rd. in Georgetown.

Special Guest Presenter: Todd Lawson, Sussex County Administrator. Cost is $10 per person. RSVP by Tues.

July 21st by calling 856-1544 or email karen@georgetowncoc.com.

July 29- 5th Wednesday- Lunch & Learn-11:30AM-1 PM; Chamber Office on East Market St. - “Mastering Email Marketing & Autoresponders”- Cost: Free to Home-Based Chamber Members, $20 Chamber Members & $30 to Non-Chamber Members. Limited seating so RSVP by Mon., July 27. Call 856-1544 for more details.

Comcast Spotlight sponsoring lunch & materials. Proceeds benefit Chamber Scholarship Program.

Georgetown Concerts in the Park - Thursdays 7-9PM. So Bedford St. Park.

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BUSINESS DIGEST Lucks attends meeting

Bill Lucks, senior advisor with Sperry Van Ness – Miller Commercial Real Estate in Lewes, attended the 2015 Realtor Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Washington, D.C., recently.

Attendees met with U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons and Congressman John Lucks Carney on Capitol Hill to ensure qualified buyers and investors in the local community have access to safe and affordable mortgage financing and to protect and advance real estate-related policies.

Lucks also serves as the federal political coordinator for Coons. He is the past president of the Delaware Association of Realtors and the Sussex County Association of Realtors, and currently serves as the RPIC for Delaware.

Ag Museum welcomes board members The Delaware Agricultural Museum wel-

comes Ben Twilley, George Allen Adkins and Scott Quinn to its board of trustees.

Twilley spent most of his early life on a family farm near Hartly. A former Harrington Police officer and Capitol Police officer, Twilley is now a full-time auctioneer with his own family business, Green Gavel Auction Inc. Adkins graduated from the University of Delaware where he studied agriculture. During his 30 years of employment at Townsend’s, he worked his way up to executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Ag Products Division. He then worked for Perdue and Allen’s until starting Adkins Advisory Service.

Quinn earned a degree in agriculture business from Delaware Technical and Community College and a degree in general agriculture at the University of Delaware. He is the owner and crop consultant at Farmsite Technologies. He is also owner and partner of the Ag Technology Group and Prospect Hill Farm in Kent County, Md.

platform, provided by the CoreLogic Corp.

This change improves functionality, service and reliability to individuals searching for a new home in southern Delaware.

The new service is now being used by the nearly 2,000 members of SCAOR to enter essential home information, compile reports and interact with the home buying public.

A Multiple Listing Service is a service provided by participating real estate brokers, who join together to allow viewing of each others listings by the general public. Features include multilingual support, greater system management, advanced statistical capabilities, integrated mapping, a stats generator and mobile accessibility.

Matrix also affords users the ability to search for year-round residential rental homes online, providing a much easier and more seamless rental process.

Members of the public can search homes for sale in Sussex County via the Matrix system at www.scaor.com.

MLS system gains service, reliability

Kent-Sussex Industries Inc. recognized Barbara Thibodeau, of Rehoboth Beach, recently as Outstanding Staff Person of the Quarter. Thibodeau, who joined KSI in 2008, is a customer service specialist in KSI’s Cartridge Service. She is a team player and helps in the transportation department when an extra driver is needed. As Staff Person of the Quarter, Thibodeau is eligible for the Staff Person of the Year award.

The Sussex County Association of Realtors recently converted its Multiple Listing Service subscription to the Matrix

KSI recognizes staff member

Truckin’ Tuesdays in Milton

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Every second and fourth Tuesday evening through August, a convoy of food trucks will converge at the Milton historic town center for Truckin’ Tuesday.

Sponsored by the Milton Chamber of Commerce, a variety of foods will be offered, ranging from Indonesian delicacies to traditional summer burgers and dogs. Trucks include Big Thunder Roadside Kitchen, Maxie’s Grill, Sherri’s Crabcakes and more.

The event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. on the grounds of the Lydia B. Cannon Museum at the corner of Union and Magnolia Streets and will include live music and Milton’s own Dogfish Head Brewery beers.

DelDOT signs MOU with Uber

DelDOT has signed a memorandum of understanding with Uber to approve the operation of its transportation network company in Delaware. The agreement establishes requirements for Uber and drivers who use its platform to operate in Delaware, includ8

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RIBBON CUTTING - The Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce (CDCC) joined Ferguson Enterprises, Inc. in a ribbon cutting ceremony recently to celebrate their grand opening and membership with the CDCC. Ferguson Enterprises, Inc., a plumbing and HVAC supply store serving business and consumer markets, is managed by Brandon Fansler and counter lead, Marc Batone. The store is located at 10 Maggies Way, Dover.

RIBBON CUTTING - The Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce (CDCC) joined The Kent County Republican Committee in a ribbon cutting ceremony recently to celebrate their membership with the CDCC and their new headquarters located at 2151 S. DuPont Hwy., Dover. In preparation for the upcoming 2016 elections, The Kent County Republican Committee wanted a location with more visibility in an effort to heighten public awareness and convenience. The public is welcome to visit to discuss current events and pick up literature. For more information, call 302-745-7713 or visit www.kentrepublicans.com.

Call Chris Redman at 302-262-9137 to advertise in the Business Report.

RIBBON CUTTING - The Rehoboth Beach – Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce (RBDBCC) welcomed the Fairfield Inn & Suites Rehoboth Beach to the resort area recently with a ribbon cutting at the new Coastal Highway property. For more information, call 302-645-7766 or visit www.marriott. com/rehfs. Pictured from left: Elsa Munoz, RBDBCC, Rafael Madruga, Jen Taylor, Diane Bennett, Christian Hudson, owner, Jamin Hudson, owner, Jerry Bellistri, Zack Hanna, and Mallory Laird, RBDBCC.

BUSINESS DIGEST

ing background check requirements, minimum insurance coverage, and other standards to promote safe and responsible service.

Transportation Network Companies, also referred to as Ride Share Companies, are a growing national trend in providing personalized transportation options via web-enabled devices, including smart phones.

Under the memo signed with Uber, drivers authorized to use the company’s platform must also meet licensing and vehicle require-

ments and will be prohibited from picking up or soliciting riders from a designated street hail area, such as those located in front of train stations and airports.

Uber will be subject to frequent comprehensive audits to ensure the company and its partnered drivers are fulfilling the requirements.

Other Transportation Network Companies will be held to the same standards if they wish to establish operations in Delaware.

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HEALTH

Free bone density screenings

Bayhealth offers free bone density screenings throughout the year.

Bone density screenings check for osteoporosis, a progressive bone weakening, making them prone to fracture. According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, an estimated 10 million people in the U.S. over the age of 50 have osteoporosis and another 34 million are at risk for the disease.

A free screening will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday, July 13, at Bayhealth Kent General, Education Building, 208 Water St., Dover. To register, call 302-7447135 or toll free at 1-877-453-7101 or visit www.bayhealth.org.

Beebe team works to improve care

Beebe Healthcare has been a NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) designated hospital since 2011. The medical-surgical (3MS) team initiated this project and has consistently been working to implement evidence-based geriatric nursing protocols and interventions to ensure attention to the special needs of geriatric patients over the age of 65.

In April, the NICHE team presented a

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poster, “Development of an Electronic Plan of Care to prevent Geriatric Syndromes,” at the National NICHE Conference, in Orlando, Fla. 3MS at Beebe currently has 12 Geriatric Resource Nurses and four Geriatric Patient Care associates. The team is working to expand the GRN program in the Emergency Department and begin implementation in the Orthopaedic department.

“The entire 3MS team strives daily to provide special attention to the geriatric populations needs, and per its Press Ganey patient satisfaction report, over the past 12 months, 3MS ranks at the 97th percentile in ‘attention to special/personal needs of the population age 65 and older,’” said Margaret Porter, 3MS and NICHE nurse manager, Beebe Healthcare.

Bayhealth opens new practice

Bayhealth Medical Group expands its services with the opening of Bayhealth Colon Rectal Surgery with offices in Milford and Lewes. Caring for patients in the new locations is fellowship trained colon and rectal surgeon Elsa T. Goldstein. The practice is now accepting new patients.

Dr. Goldstein earned her medical degree

from University of Chicago in Illinois.

She continued her training by completing an internship and residency in surgery at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago, Ill., and a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery Dr. Goldstein at Orlando Regional Medical Center in Fla. She is board certified by the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgery and is a Fellow of the American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons.

Strickland to chair campaign

Bayhealth board member Bill Strickland will serve as chair of the Campaign for Bayhealth – Phase III, a capital fundraising campaign that will support the new health campus near Route 1 in Milford that will open in 2018.

Bill Strickland, president of L&W Insurance in Dover, has been involved with Bayhealth for many years.

Chair of the Bayhealth Inc. Board of Directors John Paradee said, “Bill was

selected to serve as chair for this campaign because he has repeatedly demonstrated an abiding commitment to the cause, he has the energy and enthusiasm the task demands, and he has proven successful in achieving Strickland outstanding results for the organization in the past.”

To participate in the campaign, contact the Bayhealth Foundation at 302-744-7015 or visit www.bayhealthfoundation.org.

Dr. Waked joins Nanticoke

Nanticoke Health Services and the Nanticoke Physician Network welcome Tarek Waked MD, a board certified general surgeon who performs weight loss surgery.

He is accepting new patients at Nanticoke Physician Network Dr. Waked General and Bariatric Surgery located at 121 S. Front St., Seaford.

Waked graduated from the American University of Beirut in Beirut, Lebanon in 2006. He completed residency in General Surgery at Inova Fairfax Hospital, VCU Campus in Virginia and a fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. in 2013.

Waked is a Fellow of the Association of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgeons fluent in English, Arabic and Spanish.

He is also available for general surgery and is trained in advanced minimally invasive laparoscopic procedures.

OCN Clinical Supervisor of Inpatient Services; Unsung Hero, Duane “Van” Van Newkirk, Maintenance; and volunteer Judy Goldhammer.

Emergency preparedness training

Beebe Healthcare took part in a statewide exercise recently in which team members were exposed to fictional anthrax as part of its emergency preparedness program.

Medication in the form of pretzels and M&M’s were given to team members to protect them against illness after exposure.

The Beebe Medication Distribution Planning Committee organized the exercise and followed federal emergency protocols.

“This exercise was just another in our overall emergency preparedness program,” said Cheryl Littlefield, emergency management coordinator for Beebe Healthcare. “As the medical center in this part of Delaware, we have to be prepared for so many emergencies, whether they are weather-related, such as hurricanes, or they deal with spills of toxic chemicals or biochemical weapons.”

Beebe works closely with federal and state emergency organizations, as well police and emergency medical services.

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PRMC Pharmacy opens

Peninsula Regional Medical Center has opened the new PRMC Home Scripts community pharmacy at the Delmarva Health Pavilion on Route 113 in Millsboro. The pharmacy offers prescription medications as well as over-the-counter products.

Peninsula Regional Medical Center first launched PRMC Home Scripts to serve patients being discharged from the Medical Center. The much-anticipated Millsboro pharmacy builds upon its success, launching PRMC Home Scripts into the retail pharmacy business.

PRMC Home Scripts has one additional special feature thanks to pharmacy technician Stacy Sterling: bilingual service.

The pharmacy’s opening is another step in Peninsula Regional’s efforts to make the Millsboro location a convenient, “onestop shopping” area for health. Already open at the site are a Peninsula Regional Family Medicine office, a PRMC Family Lab, Peninsula Imaging, Peninsula/NRH Regional Rehab, and Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates, P.A. Continued on page 12

Workers Compensation

Hospice president honored

Delaware Hospice congratulates President and CEO Susan Lloyd, as she received The Excellence Award for Administration from the Delaware End-of-Life Coalition.

Each year, the Delaware End-of-Life Coalition awards individuals in several categories with The Excellence Awards which honor those who provide extraordinary care.

The vision of the Delaware End-of-Life Coalition is to stimulate public and professional awareness, share knowledge, and create change so that every Delawarean is aware of issues and choices related to the end-of-life.

Additional Delaware Hospice nominees included: Nurse, Debbie Taylor,

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CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS - Significant progress is being made at the Nanticoke Health Pavilion Seaford across from the post office in Seaford.

Recently, Nanticoke hospital leadership and board members (pictured) gathered at the construction site to sign a steel beam that is now part of the building’s frame. The Nanticoke Health Pavilion Seaford will bring together multiple services in one location for easier access and convenience for patients.

Services will include Seaford’s Nanticoke Immediate Care, walk-in lab and x-ray services, as well as new and current Seaford primary and specialty care physicians. The first group of physicians are expected to begin moving into the new facility by the end of September.

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Hospice launches new website

Delaware Hospice has launched a new website, www.delawarehospice.org, designed to help people facing a serious illness and their loved ones gain information.

Research shows that the comprehensive approach of hospice care (physical, social, psychological, spiritual) greatly improves the quality of life for both the patient and their family. But, the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization states that near-

ly one-third of hospice patients die within a week of admission and therefore are not able to fully benefit from the services hospice care provides.

The site is designed for anyone facing a serious illness, their caregivers and family.

Free information is provided on topics that matter most to people facing a life limiting illness in language they can understand. The site also supports patients and family caregivers. Site visitors can learn about free tools and services to help them plan ahead.

Delaware Hospice will continue to supplement the resources found on www.dela-

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Bayhealth chooses firm

With plans to build a new health campus along Route 1 in Milford, Bayhealth has selected the Trammell Crow Company, one of the top development companies in the industry, to help re-imagine the Clarke Avenue facility — the current location of Bayhealth Milford Memorial Hospital.

When it opens, the new health campus will include an inpatient hospital and emergency department. The 165-acre property will also provide outpatient services such as primary care, specialty physicians and diagnostic testing – all in one location.

The next steps include detailed analysis to explore all options to either redevelop existing facilities, repurpose the land or any effective combination of strategies. The Clarke Avenue facility will be ready for redevelopment in 2019.

Progress reports on the Clarke Avenue facility plans as well as the new health campus project will continue to be provided at ImagineDE.org, where the community is also encouraged to provide feedback and sign-up for updates as the project drives forward.

NEUROSCIENCES TEAM RECOGNIZED - The Bayhealth neurosciences team gathered at Bayhealth Kent General recently to acknowledge the accomplishments of the neuroscience nurses and to read Gov. Jack Markell’s proclamation of May 17-23, as Neuroscience Nurses Week. Neurosciences at Bayhealth has been growing exponentially over the past few years, with the addition of certified physician assistants, a nurse practitioner, nurse navigator, and 15 nurses, all of whom specialize in neuroscience.

Neuroscience nurses work throughout the hospital and are often called to consult on cases that involve brain or spinal cord injury.

They also staff the neurosurgical ICU.

CENTER RECOGNIZED - The Wound Care Center at Kent General has earned the Center of Distinction Award for 2014

by Healogics Inc., the nation’s largest provider of advanced wound care services. The award, bestowed by Healogics Area Vice President Andrew Fazio, was accepted by Bonnie Perratto, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, senior vice president and chief nursing executive; Wound Care Director Bonnie Ashford, MBA; Clinical Coordinator Julie Willey, RN; and Wound Care Medical Director John Glenn, MD. The Bayhealth Wound Care Center is part of the Healogics Network of 635 similar centers. Healogics bestowed the award because the wound care team achieved outstanding outcomes for 12 consecutive months.

NURSING SCHOOL GRADUATES - The Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare celebrated the Class of 2015 graduation recently with 16 graduates at Epworth United Methodist Church in Rehoboth Beach. In July, the school will open the doors of its new and expanded facility. Pictured, from left, are the 2015 graduates: front row- Shelby Collins, Erin Clark, Jesse Balis, Chloe Charlsen and Candice Ryder; middle row- Nicole Gilmore, Meghan Colegrove, Caitlin McGroerty, Kelly Goodwin and Elizabeth Ferry; back row- Christina Hanna, Brynn Thompson, Caitlin Murray, Tabethia Maloney, Megan Draper and Paige Norvell.

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Robert Moore has been a valued member of KSI’s Kraft Foods work crew for years, providing product rework services at the company’s Dover plant. His contribution helps his team excel, and saves Kraft money every day.

KSI’s partnerships with businesses enable individuals with disabilities to obtain and grow in community-integrated employment opportunities. And the companies that hire those individuals gain dedicated employees with support to succeed in their jobs.

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GUEST COLUMN

Jumpstart your entrepreneurial dream today

By Natalia Olson-Urtecho

SBA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator

Entrepreneurs over the age of 50 are one of the fastest growing groups of new business owners.

For individuals age 50+, entrepreneurship offers an opportunity to use a lifetime of knowledge and experience to create a new business that can be rewarding in many ways.

The number of Americans over 50 who are working or looking for work has grown significantly over the past decade, and those numbers are expected to continue to increase.

In fact, 35 percent of the U.S. labor force will be age 50+ by 2022. This compares to just 25 percent in 2002.

Small business ownership can be a good option for many baby boomers, and we know mentoring can be critical for the success of a small business. It helps folks bring their experience, knowledge and skills to a new venture, to create exciting new opportunities and job

creation.

Small business owners who get long-term mentoring are more likely to see increased sales and hire more workers.

This is an exciting idea, especially when you consider that there are 76 million people over the age of 50 in the United States.

For the 2015 “Summer of Encore Mentoring” initiative, SBA district offices and AARP state offices nationwide are offering events specifically designed to help encore entrepreneurs — those age 50 and older who want to start or grow a small business.

With a special focus on entrepreneurs over the age of 50, we’ll match up “encore entrepreneurs” with successful business mentors and business experts for advice and assistance.

“Summer of Encore Mentoring” builds on 2012’s successful Mentor Day, which grew into successful Mentor Months in 2013 and 2014. “Summer of Encore Mentoring” events are scheduled for June, July and August, with more offered throughout the year.

These events include speed mentoring, which allows mentors with small business experience and entrepreneurs to share information during one-on-one counseling sessions, and workshops for entrepreneurs to learn best practices from successful small business owners. To find a local event near you visit www. sba.gov/encore.

SBA also has free online courses targeted at helping encore entrepreneurs start or grow their businesses.

Go online to www.sba.gov/encore to access the online training and other resources available for entrepreneurs over the age of 50.

We’ll also be hosting a webinar series to help current and potential encore entrepreneurs. For more information, and to register, visit www. aarp.org/moneywebinars.

There’s no better time to start a business than today.

For Americans, especially those over 50, why not make the summer a fresh start to the next chapter of your career?

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RIBBON CUTTING - Run & Tri Rehoboth Beach cut the ribbon recently at its new store located at 149 Rehoboth Ave., Ste. 6B. A high-tech running store and triathlon specialty shop, Run & Tri Rehoboth Beach specializes in natural running technologies.

Owners; Julia Karpov, a running coach and Patrick McGowen, a triathlon coach, have over 30 years of combined experience in endurance athletics. They are recognized

by USA Triathlon as a Certified Multisport Retailer and are staffed with knowledgeable RRCA, USAT, & ITCA certified running and triathlon coaches. Pictured from left: Haley Schell, Patrick McGowen, owner, and Julia Karpov, owner.

Brand journalism and content marketing — how to use each

By Patricia Rivera If you’re studying up on the best way to promote your services online and draw clients to your organization, you’ve no doubt encountered two frequently-used terms: “brand journalism” and “content marketing.” These marketing terms often are believed to be the same strategy, but understanding the difference between the two — and how to use Rivera them in your marketing efforts — will strengthen your message and grow your client base. You should know what they are and how to use them to today’s world of the more educated consumer.

To be sure, content marketing and brand journalism both deliver useful and engaging information.

But as Chicago digital marketer Sarah Skerik notes in a recent article, the goal of brand journalism is to tell stories that build brand awareness and affinity. On the other hand, content marketing aims to influence audience behavior by publishing useful content that supports the buyer journey and encourages loyalty.

Your content – and this may be where people become confused – should be journalistically sound, that is, well written with attention to the reader. Make sure your articles and posts follow a logical order, flow from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph.

Two can tango – and always do

Brand journalism and content marketing work together in different ways with different expected results to reel in the client.

For example, a reader searches for information on financial aid for college and lands on your website about who qualifies, how to apply, etc. He or she finds articles there that answer questions and provide guidance.

Your nonprofit organization fulfilled at least part of its mission to help students go to college by using content marketing to provide helpful information.

As a good marketer, you have embedded a link or two in your web page that takes the reader to the success stories page. The reader

clicks the link and lands on a page with several short stories about real people who got help paying for college through the help your organization provides.

The stories are inspiring, happy, and engaging.

Because you used brand journalism to tell stories about those your organization has helped, your reader got a good sense of what you do and how you can help him or her.

The result? The reader contacts you for more information and you acquire a new client.

With practice, you’ll learn to use these marketing strategies with skill and success.

Patricia V. Rivera is owner of Hook PR Group, a content marketing consultancy for nonprofits and service professional. For more information about developing print and digital marketing content, visit hookpr.com or call 302.858.50055.

Say it with brand feeling

We know that journalism is associated with reporting the news. But news can be conveyed in a dry, “just-the-facts, ma’am” style. Or, it can be crafted into a more interesting story.

Brand journalism allows you to paint a comprehensive picture of your organization: what you do, how you differ and how you help. One of brand journalism’s goal is to convey the brand’s personality. Another goal is to link human plight or problems and solutions with your organization.

Content marketing gives something away for free

Though the goal of content marketing is to generate leads and increase demand for your services, you do so by providing information that benefits your audience. It doesn’t resort to a sales pitch.

Think of content marketing as a library of resources you create and build for potential clients. The end result of content marketing is client loyalty.

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COVER STORY

On the Wesley College campus.

Wesley College welcomes 17th president

By Carol Kinsley

As Dr. William N. Johnston retires from Wesley College in Dover this month, Capt.

Robert E. Clark II, a former submarine commander and Naval Academy Commandant, will assume the helm as president. Clark was chosen from among 109 applicants for the position.

“Mr. Clark’s innovative and collaborative leadership style is the perfect fit for Wesley College at this time in Wesley’s history,” said Board of Trustee chair and co-chair of the search committee Robert V.A. Harra Jr. “We welcome Bob and Ruth Ann Clark to Wesley and to Delaware.”

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and staff may stand at ease — they will find Clark to be friendly, personable and passionate about his new opportunity.

In a telephone interview, Clark said, “I am very excited about Wesley’s future and the passion, as well as committed expertise, that is present in our leadership, faculty, staff, administration and coaches. Additionally, and most importantly, I look forward to working closely with the entire Wesley College family, as together we all have the privilege of molding and mentoring our nation’s future and national treasures…our student body.”

He continued, “I have had the honor of serving and leading several large and diverse organizations over the years... Although each leadership position has unique cultures, demands and challenges, a commonality/ approach that I firmly believe in is that a

leader is a facilitator for those whom he has the privilege of serving — ever mindful of their needs, and ensuring that they have the freedoms, materials, opportunities and support to succeed. Making decisions when needed and with the counsel of a diverse group of advisors, leadership is meant to empower, enable and improve the individual as well as the organization and community.”

Clark served as the 84th Commandant of midshipmen at the Naval Academy for more than three years, becoming the longest standing Commandant in the history of the Naval Academy. There he was responsible for the professional development and day-today activities of all 4,500 midshipmen in the brigade. Among the midshipmen were both of his sons. The older son, Andy, is now a Lieutenant Junior Grade. He and his wife live

New Wesley College President Robert E. Clark II talks with students on campus.

in San Diego, Calif., where he serves with the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Branch of the Navy Special Forces. The younger, Wes, recently commissioned, is an Ensign assigned to a destroyer in Norfolk.

Most recently, Clark has served as joint service coordinator for Pennsylvania State University while holding the academic rank of full professor. Clark said, “This is a unique assignment that has allowed me the opportunity to serve in a senior leadership role at a major university while I transition from active duty.”

Clark said what attracted him to Wesley College was its size, liberal arts and science focus, United Methodist Church affiliation and “the sense of family that abounds at Wesley.” He was familiar with Wesley, having given a speech in Dover several years ago and having explored the college during his younger son’s basketball recruitment.

“When I was made aware of the presidential opening, it immediately piqued my interest. As the process unfolded and I learned more about Wesley College, and had the privilege of meeting members of the Wesley College family, I became drawn in and excited about the possibility of being the next president of Wesley College,” Clark said. “I truly felt this is a place where I believe I can make a difference.”

Clark described Bill Johnston and his wife, Susan, as “unbelievable people, gracious, and most professional. My wife, Ruth Ann, and I look forward to carrying on the legacy of selfless service and excellence that Bill and Susan Johnston have established at

Wesley College and in the surrounding communities.”

He added that what makes him a good fit for Wesley, and vice versa, is “our common passion, dedication and focus in providing the opportunity and inspiration to mentor and mold the next generation of critical thinkers that will help to positively shape, and assure, our future.

“I would tell anyone who questions our future to come spend a day at Wesley College and meet our students, and they will quickly come to realize that our future is in great hands.”

Clark is looking forward to “getting to know, and learn from, members of the Wesley College family. A leadership philosophy that I follow, simply stated, is that one must, ‘Listen, learn and then lead…and to listen and learn one must be out and about.’

Visibility, approachability and engagement are essential aspects of a senior leader and especially of a college president. A campus presence at all major events reflects a commitment to the students and staff we so humbly serve, and participation in community events solidifies one’s commitment to civic partnerships while strengthening the college’s brand throughout the region.”

In his leadership roles, as a senior officer in the military, as well as a parent and citizen, Clark said he has seen the importance of a sound liberal arts education. “What society needs — and businesses are hungry for — are critical thinkers, people who can read and write and inspire and help change lives. If we can personalize that kind of experience,

as Wesley does, it’s something that’s enduring and in great demand.”

He noted that College Raptor Inc., a college matching platform, has named Wesley “the best hidden gem institution in Delaware.” Hidden gems are defined as high-caliber colleges and universities which receive fewer than 5,000 applicants per year but have a total enrollment of greater than 1,000.

A new core curriculum at Wesley offers students undergraduate research during their freshman year. A Cannon Scholars program for exceptional STEM students offers a four-year scholarship for a select group of academically talented students. A new entry level occupational therapy program — the first of its kind in Delaware — will be available in 2016, a great addition to Wesley’s undergraduate and graduate nursing program.

Wesley also offers a scholarship for its Master of Arts in Teaching program for college graduates who aspire to teach.

Graduates of the program will serve in schools with diverse and/or high-needs populations.

Last, but certainly not least, Wesley has three sports teams — football, basketball and track — that have ranked nationally in the last few years.

Clark concluded, “We are fortunate to have one of the finest liberal arts colleges in the country in Delaware, and without question, ‘Great Things Await’ at Wesley College.”

For more information about the college, visit wesley.edu or call 302-736-2300.

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Local high schools, colleges offer quality education Upgrade your job Learning is a process at Sussex Academy skills this summer Summer is a time for picnics and the beach, but it is also a great time to enhance your job skills.

This summer, the University of Delaware Division of Professional and Continuing Studies is sponsoring two intensive weeklong professional development seminars in Lewes at UD’s Virden Center.

Project Management Boot Camp at the Beach, July 21-24, provides the essentials of project management, a skill set that is transferable to any work environment. Participants will learn techniques to align projects with strategic objectives, organize and plan, manage tasks and people and control risks and costs.

The comprehensive, four-day seminar delivers a critical subset of skills from the Project Management Institute’s PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge). It focuses on the day-to-day tools and techniques you need to manage projects that deliver good business results on time and on budget, regardless of project size or nature.

Improving Health Care Processes will be held August 11-14. There are significant opportunities for health care organizations to use the tools and techniques of process improvement to increase patient satisfaction and safety, reduce cost, and increase capacity in their organization or facility.

Participants will learn how to identify opportunities for improvement in their organization’s processes, and develop solutions to address problems and inefficiencies.

For those who can’t get away for a week in the summer, or who prefer an evening class, the popular Project Management Certificate will be held Tuesday evenings in Dover in the fall.

For more information on these and other programs, please call 302-8317600 or visit pcs.udel.edu/career.

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While Sussex Academy students meet all of the state standards and take all of the state tests, they by no means attend a “regular school.”

The notion of a charter school is that it relaxes the hierarchal structures built into the traditional school district and free up the school up to make different choices and produces better more autonomy at the classroom level.

At Sussex Academy, for example, the teachers have an amazing amount of autonomy to choose, change and execute curriculum to meet the constantly changing educational needs of their students. Fostering this kind of attitude toward academics as a process rather than a goal, Sussex Academy students are highly engaged in their education.

One of these innovative approaches has

students keep portfolios not only of their work, but of reflections on their work. At the most basic level it shows them how to take what they’re doing seriously, driving home the processes of learning as well as the content. Sussex Academy students engage in hands-on, cross curricular projects, bringing practical experience to all of their studies simultaneously. Its part of a structure called expeditionary learning, which is geared not so much as a rigid curriculum but more as a process of best practices.

Being able to make connections between academic subjects while understanding their responsibility for their own education helps Sussex Academy students succeed in their academic careers, but, more important, improves their work ethic beyond the classroom.

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Helping to keep students in school Communities in Schools (CIS) is the nation’s largest and most effective dropout prevention program.

We believe that every child needs and deserves: a one-onone relationship with a caring adult; a safe place to learn and grow; a healthy start and a healthy future; a marketable skill upon graduation; and a chance to give back to peers and community.

CIS of Delaware employs site coordinators in schools across the state who identify resources and insure that they are made accessible to students and their families.

Providing services to the most at-risk students in our schools enables them to focus on their academics and ultimately graduate to pursue college degrees and successful careers. In the 201314 school year, these efforts resulted in 98 percent of these students staying in school, 81 percent being promoted to the next grade and 90.5 percent of seniors graduating.

Mentoring programs are provided in each CISDE school.

One on one mentors provide academic support, attend school functions or just have lunch, but most importantly they become someone these children can rely

on for support. CISDE also runs a business based mentoring program. PHASE (Professionals Helping Adolescents Succeed in Education) takes place at several businesses and Dover Air Force Base once a month. Groups of students are able to experience the workplace while building relationships with local professionals.

CISDE’s integrated support services utilize community partnerships to provide basic needs support including access to housing, nutritious food, affordable healthcare and job training. Take a minute to read more about our work at www.cisdelaware.org.

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Delaware Tech expands aviation program The last 16 months have been a busy and exciting time for the aviation maintenance program at Delaware Technical Community College’s Jack F. Owens Campus in Georgetown.

The program opened and dedicated the new Theodore C. Freeman Powerplant Education Building, which allowed Delaware Technical Community College to expand its existing aviation maintenance program to include the powerplant (engine) maintenance component of aviation technology. The program is housed at the Sussex County Airport in Georgetown.

When combined with the existing airframe maintenance technology curriculum, which began at Delaware Tech in 2009, this new program prepares graduates to become Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified in both areas of aviation maintenance. The dual certification of airframe and powerplant, called A&P, prepares graduates for an exciting and rewarding career while satisfying a crucial need for these professionals in the aviation industry statewide.

The degree prepares graduates for entry level positions as airframe and powerplant maintenance technicians.

Graduates acquire knowledge and skills needed in the fabrication, inspection, engine teardown and build-up, maintenance, repair, and testing of aircraft. They also possess the training qualifications and are capable and competent to successfully pass the FAA airframe and powerplant mechanic certification examinations.

This spring, the program graduated the first four students who completed the entire A&P program. Graduates have routinely been hired by local companies such as Pat’s Aircraft in Georgetown and Trident Aircraft in Easton, Md. Several other local and regional aviation companies also reach out to Delaware Tech whenever they are looking to hire new employees.

The program has nine aircraft, including a Piper Aerostar 600A, a Learjet 24 and a Beechcraft Baron 55A, simulators for different systems (fire protection, heating and air conditioning, fuel, etc.), and piston and turbine test cells for students to train on.

This allows students in both areas of the program to receive hands-on instruction and experience with things like an electro-hydraulic landing gear system. And the program provides them with the opportunity to tear down and build up engines to learn about engine repair.

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Barry Weiss, Aviation Maintenance department chairperson, demonstrates to students how to run a diagnostic check on one of the program’s aircraft.

Kevin Green, Aviation Maintenance instructor, shows students the inner workings of an airplane engine.

9,500 square feet which includes a hangar for hands-on learning and classrooms. The new powerplant education building offers over 9,800 square feet of classroom and hands-on learning space.

“Though technology has advanced over the years, especially in the areas of composites

structures and avionics, what our students learn in using our equipment is fundamental to the aviation maintenance industry,” said Barry Weiss, department chairperson.

For more information on the aviation maintenance program, visit www.dtcc.edu/academics/programs-study or email bweiss@dtcc.edu.

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Jefferson School offers its students personal attention The Jefferson School limits enrollment to approximately 100 students by design and that works well for this private, nonprofit school located near Georgetown, Delaware.

The Jefferson School allows children ages 3 through grade 8 individualized attention in their small classes, with challenging hands-on, project-based experiences very much a part of the culture. Play, exploration and adventure are also intertwined to stimulate imagination, creativity and physical activity. This approach works especially well with the preschool and kindergarten students.

A broad, diverse curriculum is offered, which includes some of what other schools are missing: music, drama, art, Spanish, health and physical education.

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arts and science program, along with enrichment classes designed to provide the flexibility necessary to develop the full potential of each and every one of our children. We are very proud of that,” said Constance Hendricks, head of school.

Students are learning “outside the box” and literally outside as much as possible. They take advantage of the campus’s 43 acres, which includes a nature trail that meanders through their serene forest, along two ponds, and around the school’s country-like setting.

Hendricks stated, “Our outdoor environment enhances learning and provides a much more encompassing experience. Plus, it makes it much more enjoyable for students and instructors.”

To learn more about The Jefferson School, enrollment openings, and its waiting lists, contact it at 302-856-3300, visit www.jeffersonschool.com, or find it on Facebook at TheJeffersonSchool.

Polytech Adult Education offers choices for learning beyond high school

If high school didn’t prepare you for a good-paying career, you weren’t able to finish high school, or maybe you just want to take a fun fitness class or learn to cook, Polytech Adult Education is ready to serve you. Located in Woodside, Polytech offers courses from allied health and entrepreneurship to plumbing and welding.

You’ll see graduates throughout the community as trade apprentices, nurses and allied health professionals, and as GED recipients continuing their education.

Polytech’s Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program is now nationally accredited through the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the gold standard of accrediting bodies. For more information, call Mary Wilt at 302-6974545, ext. 4014.

This fall, Polytech will offer an automotive technician program which includes an internship with a local auto dealership.

Three consecutive courses take about a year to complete. Betsy Jones, director of adult education at Polytech, said the program “has seen awesome results and internships converted to permanent, full-time positions.”

A Trades, Early Care & Education, and Automotive Information Session will be held on Thursday, July 30 at 6:30 p.m. For details, contact Jeremy McEntire at 302697-4545.

Other programs offered this fall include electro-mechanical technician, plumbing, HVAC, electrical and industrial maintenance. “Hot” career training areas include massage technician, veterinary technician, medical assistant, phlebotomy technician and certified nursing assistant.

James H. Groves High School is for students ages 16 and older who are working to earn high school credentials. It is a state funded and regionally accredited high school.

Polytech has a large English as a Second Language program for adults.

The program is offered in partnership with the Capital School District in Dover and Woodside, and a class at Perdue in

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Milford is in partnership with the Economic Development Office. There are also classes at churches in Milford and Lincoln.

A “Parents as Teachers Program” involves home visiting and parent educa-

tion for first-time parents of children, newborn to 5-years-old, in Kent and Sussex counties. For information, call Stephanie Wagner at 302-6974545.

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DCHS allows students to follow their passions

Delmarva Christian High School has experienced many exciting changes these last several years — moving to a new campus, constructing an Arts & Athletic Center, celebrating the graduation of over 345 students, and now, with the addition of a new campus in Milton, serving students in Pre-K through eighth grade.

Much of Delmarva Christian’s growth can be attributed to its distinct approach to curriculum and learning.

Under the guidance of the school’s administration, DCHS develops and modifies the curriculum of each course.

To meet the specific and varied needs of students from Sussex and Kent counties in Delaware, and Wicomico, Dorchester and Talbot counties in Maryland, the school implements tailored curricula that best meets students where they are, in order to help get them to where God is calling them to be.

For some students, this means providing Advance Placement (AP) and dual-enroll-

ment courses to prepare them for rigorous post-secondary academic experiences. For others, it requires providing a variety of skill sets to prepare students for the workforce or to continue a family trade.

Having autonomy over curricula helps DCHS achieve the ever-important mission of equipping students to become the young men and women God has called them to be.

In the midst of public concerns regarding curricular standards, DCHS continually reviews these national and state standards with the intention of ensuring that the school’s mission is not compromised. Well aware of the need for a balanced approach to instruction, DCHS offers a multifaceted approach, including skill-development and real-life application for its students.

This is accomplished through the use of direct skill instruction, small cooperative group opportunities, discovery-based approaches and real-life applications. Using these modalities, DCHS offers a learning

environment that not only meets the standards — it exceeds them.

More importantly, what makes DCHS curriculum distinct is its focus on the school’s mission: to proclaim the gospel by preparing students spiritually, academically and physically to know and do God’s will in their lives.

Recognizing that students have different callings, DCHS provides opportunities for them to explore their passions, preparing them to fulfill the call God has placed on their lives.

With this as the goal, DCHS uses curricula that is data informed, not data driven.

Textbooks and technology are resources secondary to the instruction of the professional teacher at DCHS. Delmarva Christian High School is a non-denominational, regional Christian high school located in Georgetown. For more information, call 302-856-4040 or visit www.delmarvachristian.com.

what makes us Our schools develop curriculum that is tailor-made to meet the individual needs of our students.

Our schools have a balanced approach to instruction including skill-development and real-life applications.

Our schools challenge students to high levels of achievement while integrating biblical truths.

Our schools are not data driven...our schools are data informed.

Our schools support the academic needs of our students in relation to the skill sets and knowledge they need to be successful in the twenty-first century.

At the core of our distinctiveness is our Christianity.

Proclaiming the gospel by preparing students spiritually, academically, and physically to know and do God’s will in their lives. www.delmarvachristian.com 302.856.4040

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Training students to glorify God spiritually, academically, physically and walk in His truth. www.lighthousechristianschool.com 302.732.3309

Partnering with parents in equipping children academically and spiritually to fulfill God’s purpose for their lives, while reflecting the character of Christ in all we do. www.epworthcs.com 302.875.4488

Take charge of your 401 (k) plan

By Mike Easton, CPA

Hardly a week goes by that we don’t see an advice column or two about how to save for retirement, how to make the best choices when you invest in a company-sponsored 401(k) or other deferred compensation plan.

While these considerations are important, business owners also have a serious obligation to understand what goes on behind the scenes in the retirement plans they sponsor for their employees.

So much of it seems routine: your business chooses a plan offered by a mutual fund, insurance or investment advisory company; your payroll department makes the appropriate payroll deductions; the third party administrator allocates the funds into each participant’s account; investments grow (more often than not), and everyone is happy.

Warning: don’t put your plan on autopilot and assume that everything will run smoothly.

As soon as your employees are paid, the amounts listed on their pay stub belong to them – so you’re handling other peoples’ money as it’s sent to the plan’s custodian of the investment assets and transferred into individual accounts. You can face harsh penalties if you do not meet your fiduciary responsibilities.

What’s more, two federal agencies – the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Labor – monitor companies’ compliance with the fine print in their retirement plans. You want to make sure your company’s plan is managed so that it doesn’t attract any special attention from these agencies.

Here are some suggestions for keeping your retirement plan in order. First, start with your plan document, the agreement you signed with the plan trustee that spells out how the plan will operate. This is gospel and you must follow it precisely.

A lot of the language will be investment and legal boilerplate, but some sections will be specific to your plan.

Key sections include when employees become eligible for participation, what happens if their employment status

changes (military or medical leave, switch from full-time to part-time, termination), whether bonuses and overtime are included when calculating contributions and/or employer matches, and procedures for handling loans and other distributions.

Next, appoint someone within your business to be responsible for day-to-day oversight of the plan. This person’s responsibilities would include duties such as keeping up with changes in plan rules, making sure that all relevant company documents contain accurate and up-to-date information about the plan, getting paperwork to employees in plenty of time for them to enroll when they become eligible and notifying them when a change in status would affect their participation.

This person should also be responsible for reconciling all plan statements when they come in, whether it be monthly, quarterly or annually – just as you reconcile your checking accounts every month. The person who reconciles the accounts should not be the one in charge of sending funds to your plan’s custodian of the investment assets each pay cycle.

Your company should receive two sets of statements – an overall statement that tells how much money has been deposited into the plan, where it is invested and how the stocks and funds in the plan are performing, and individual statements showing deposits, investment results and other activity for each plan participant.

In addition to reconciling the statements, your company should also undertake a periodic review of how your plan is operating.

Do you have controls in place to verify that all eligible employees have been offered access to the plan? Do you have controls to account for unusual circumstances like medical leave, military service or temporary hires? Do you have controls to ensure that contributions, distributions and loans are calculated properly?

Your company’s top management should also be paying attention to the overall performance of the funds included in the retirement plan to reduce the plan sponsor’s risk of breaking their fiduciary responsibility.

If performance is not in line with generally accepted financial benchmarks, you should be talking to the plan’s investment advisor about adjusting the funds offered. If employees become dissatisfied with invest-

ment outcomes, they could lose confidence in the plan, and that could lead to poor morale.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of processing employee contributions promptly and efficiently.

For plans with fewer than 100 participants, the deadline is seven business days after the payroll date for which the salary deferral occurred. However, merely meeting that deadline is not always sufficient for the regulators to consider your plan in compliance.

The general rule of thumb for timely remittance of employee contributions, regardless of the size of your plan, is as soon as is “administratively” possible.

If payroll taxes are remitted within two or three business days, so should your 401(k) contributions.

Given the complexities of administering these retirement plans, it’s not unusual for the occasional “honest mistake” to occur. Recognizing this reality, the IRS has set up its Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS) as a mechanism to let plan sponsors correct common errors in a timely fashion while avoiding more severe penalties.

On its website, the IRS offers a “401(k) Plan Fix-It Guide” which lists the most common mistakes, how to find them, how to fix them and how to avoid making the same mistake again.

In general, the guiding principle concerning contributions and distributions is that plan participants not suffer any loss as a result of mistakes made by the plan sponsor.

There’s more work than you might think in making sure your retirement plan is managed properly, but the additional work is manageable if you do it properly. Read your plan document, put someone responsible in charge, reconcile all your statements promptly and fix any mistakes as soon as you notice them.

If you follow those basic guidelines and your plan participants make wise investment decisions, you and everyone within your business will be on their way to a comfortable retirement.

Mike Easton, CPA, is a Director with Horty & Horty, P.A., a Delaware accounting firm with offices in Dover and Wilmington.

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A small school with a big vision

Fifth, sixth and seventh graders at The Geneva Academy line up after their speech presentations this spring.

By Annette Silva In our era of deep concern over the education of future citizens, we hear controversy

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about modern methods and standards. We hear about high dollars spent per student and low grade averages. We hear about problems with discipline and the “dumbing down” of students

regarding their knowledge of culture, history and their place in the world.

What we don’t often hear is the good news.

It may come as surprise to some that classical and traditional schooling is making a comeback. The Geneva Academy in Lincoln is turning out future leaders.

When we met recently, Geneva Academy’s headmaster James Dundas handed me an article published by The Ambrose School in Meridian, Idaho, saying: “This is what we patterned our school after.”

Here are a few examples (covered by both schools — Ambrose and Geneva): study of the Bible and Western literature including Socrates, Homer, Dante, Milton, Shakespeare, Tennyson, Longfellow, Chaucer, Shelley, Dickens, Hume and Kierkegaard — among many others. They also share the category called aesthetic literacy (which includes great art, including painting, sculpture, drawing, architecture and other visual works as well as classical music and dance).

The Geneva Academy includes classic methods of presenting science, arithmetic, theology, art practicum, logic and math, integrated language, rhetoric and history, much of which is borrowed from The University of Chicago and Mortimer Adler’s The Great Conversation and The Great Books.

Here are examples of reading material for juniors and seniors at Geneva: Boethius’ “The Consolation of Philosophy,” St. Augustine’s “City of God,” Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales,” Dante’s “The Divine Comedy,” Milton’s “Paradise Lost,” Athanasius’s “On the Incarnation,” Pascal’s “The Pensees,”

Voltaire’s “Candide,” Tocqueville’s “Democracy in America,” Dostoyevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov,” Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet Letter” and Huxley’s “Brave New World.”

The above is a partial listing of books and poems that many of us didn’t read until we were in college or later in life. By the time these readings come into play, says Dundas, “The children are ready to internalize the meaning.”

Dundas, who studied at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, served as a U.S. Navy Chaplain until he retired and later came to Delaware with his wife Pat and daughters Trish and Sherry in the mid-2000s to start a church and a new life in Lincoln.

When his daughters married and had children, Trish Dunlap and her husband, Shawn, began homeschooling their children. “We asked Dad for help teaching history and theology,” she said.

“We were all leaning in the same direction,” Trish, who teaches literature and directs the theater group and Colloquia, said. Trish and her homeschooling friends decided to begin a co-op school. As challenges and opportunities arose, she said they decided to go to the next step. “We wanted to form our own school but kept waiting for someone to come along to lead us. We came to the conclusion that no perfect person was going to fall out of the sky to lead us, so we [with Dad’s leadership, educational and scholarship skills] organized ourselves, did what we had to do, and formed The Geneva Academy.”

Trish cautioned that it wasn’t easy or without bumps in the road, “but here we are and it is very worthwhile.”

Dundas, who advocates for a Christian world view and integration of the classical with the Biblical, said he made his decision to begin the school after reading Doug Wilson’s, “Rediscovering the Lost Tools of Learning.”

“Reading that book was pivotal,” Dundas said. Within the book is an essay written by Dorothy Sayers entitled, The Lost Tools of Learning,” in which she discusses educational methods reaching back to the Middle Ages and even into the 18th and early 19th centuries.

In Sayers’ essay she introduces a tried and true concept that has reappeared in modern classical schools across the nation. It is based on The Trivium, a three-part program divided into Grammar, Dialectic (or logic) and Rhetoric — in that order.

As Trish explains it, the Grammar period, which covers kindergarten through fifth or sixth grade (depending upon the readiness of the student to enter the next period), includes a variety of memorization in all of the disci-

plines. “Young children are naturally inclined to mimic and memorize. They easily learn poems, songs, multiplication tables, history facts, language skills and they like to repeat what they learn,” she said.

The next stage in the Trivium is the Dialectic, which includes logic and the art of critical thinking. Many adults think of the study of logic as complex and difficult; it doesn’t have to be hard with the classical approach. “When a 13- or 14-year-old learns the tools, they are challenged to debate and defend an idea or an argument,” said Trish.

“This age group leans toward questioning naturally — they are beginning to challenge authority and ideas, so they are ready to use their thinking, arguing and expression skills.”

The third stage of Trivium, Rhetoric, includes integrating learning, knowledge and readings into a form — “a useable knowledge and understanding — to explore and find the proper choice of methods for expressing the conclusions of grammar and logic on a subject in written or oral argument.”

Geneva holds Colloquium programs each spring, with community leaders as judges, to deliver an oral argument (oratory) on a subject of their choice. This year in May, one of the topics was, “What was Pope John Paul II’s role in defeating Communism?”

Math teacher Jennifer McEntire explained how the Trivium theory pertains to her students: “The little ones learn the basic math; they like to recite the multiplication tables.

The middle school students read about the principal creator of the field, say Euclid or Pythagoras, before learning to solve a geometry problem. Once they understand the thinking of the person and why he came to a theory or conclusion, the concepts make sense to them so they can more easily understand the mathematical theories integral to their space and time.”

I spoke to Jennifer’s daughter, Naomi McEntire, who will enter her senior year at the Geneva School in the fall. Naomi said she would like to major in journalism, politics and creative writing in college. Her favorite reading is “The Lord of the Rings.” Naomi said she didn’t think she was cut out for imaginative writing. When I asked her why she thought that she was not imaginative, she said: “I see myself as being stronger in reporting skills.” I asked her what she had written lately. “Well, I wrote a paper based on Dante’s “Divine Comedy,” going through the three stages of the inferno, purgatory, and paradise and I titled it: ‘Naomi’s Comedy’.”

Hmm…That seems pretty creative to me.

For more information about The Geneva Academy, call 302-500-2087 or visit www. genevaacademyofde.com.

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Coldwell Banker Resort Realty Skip Faust 302-227-5000 office 302-745-8764 cell 302-227-5008 fax www.skipfaust.com skip@skipfaust.com 20184 Coastal Hwy. Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. Bill Cullin Your Real Estate Source at the Delaware Beaches 302-841-7147 800-462-3224, Ext. 117 www.DelawareBeachRE.com Bill.Cullin@LNF.com 37156 Rehoboth Ave. Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971

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